The Garden of Eden Essay

In his essay “The Bipartite System of Laws in Paradise Lost" Eric Dunnum argues that in John Milton’s Paradise Lost, man’s fall can be attributed to a system, set by God, that reflects that which is also used by historical kings and governments of the world. This system is a set of laws that is, as the title suggests, bipartite, which means that it is composed of two separate entities that come together to form a whole, and Dunnum’s argument often relies on the works of Louis Althusser to expand…

Halfway through The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Mark Twain describes the upbringing of the two individuals and the feelings they have shown so far. The story goes back and forth between Adam’s and Eve’s diaries, which helps the reader depict the feelings expressed and the actions done at each moment in the book. In the first half of the book we meet two totally different people, Adam and Eve. Adam is a handsome, strong man who is very quiet and uncaring. Eve is a super talkative, energetic,…

Carlos Wallace once said that, "The most dangerous among us come dressed as angels and we learn too late they are the devil in disguise". This quote speaks so many volumes and sheds light on the horrors of false characters, including rapists. Sex offenders don't show their true personality and identity due to their lack of morality. Tim Madigan continues to support this claim by explaining how sex offenders act very charming and receptive of women on the outside. However, on the inside, their…

If I close my eyes and doubt that everything exists, all I can hear is the heater running in the room I’m in. I don’t really smell or taste anything. I would have to agree with Descartes in that I must exist because I am thinking. I must have a brain or I wouldn’t be able to think, so I am alive and a thinking thing. If I couldn’t think, then I wouldn’t be living. I know I have a body because I can move my extremities. I believe with certainty that I am alive and capable of thought and have a…

The famous quote goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and the same holds true for artwork. Everyone interprets artwork differently with a variety of variables that can affect one's interpretation at any given time. In an Interpretation of Michelangelo's Creation of Adam Based on Neuroanatomy, Dr. Frank Meshberger attempts to show how Michelangelo intentionally painted God and the surrounding angels to represent the exact makeup of the human brain. He presents this in the form of an…

The Role of Knowledge in Paradise Lost and Frankenstein Throughout history, most human societies have valued knowledge and have used knowledge to improve the state of their civilizations. However, both Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and John Milton’s Paradise Lost discuss the dangers of knowledge. In Paradise Lost, fruit from the Tree of Knowledge causes the fall of man and introduces humanity to sin. In Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein’s thirst for knowledge leads to the creation of a monster…

Demons The Existence and Nature of Demons A. Their Creation – God created demons as part of the angelic realm originally (Col.1:16). B. Their Fall – The evidence – It is clear that Satan has a following of like beings (“Prince of the demons” – Matt.12:24; the Devil and his angels – Matt.25:41). Demons are described throughout the Scriptures (Dan.10:10-20; Matt.10:1; Eph.6:12). 2. The time – At the fall of Satan, many angels followed him in that rebellion (demons are fallen angels). A third of…

A subtle, yet important theme in Mark Twain’s Eve’s Diary is power. Both Adam and Even display power over one another. Adam’s silent treatment saddens Eve while Eve’s inquisitive curiosity scares Adam. Mark Twain hides power in this story, but it’s importance can’t be denied. The definition of power is the ability to direct or influence the behavior of others or the course of events. Based on this definition, Eve displayed power over Adam with her curiosity. At the beginning of the story, Eve…

Many people have an understanding of what evil is, but when asked why most just say because it is. However, when reading Augustine the reader can clearly see what he views as evil and why he does so. For Augustine evil is classified as a form of corruption that can be associated with pride but that not all pride is evil. Augustine bases this on the fact that like a “corrupted tree” (Augustine, pg.608), Adam and Eve choose the corruption by “an act of their own free will” (Augustine, pg. 608).…

I will be analyzing how the phrase of “Of MAN’S first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste... (Milton 1-4)” Is about Milton’s view of humanity exercising free will. We can see this in that how Milton begins the beginning of this paragraph by stating “Of man’s first disobedience…” this phrase shows us how humanity chose to do something they were not supposed to which an exercise of free will is clearly. Milton then goes on to state “Of Oreb, or of Sinai, didst…